Dr. Joe Verghese comments on new AI products being developed in an attempt to reduce loneliness and bolster cognition.

As higher ed institutions embrace generative artificial intelligence tools, Stony Brook University’s library is spearheading efforts to help students and faculty learn how to use them in an ethical, responsible way.

The inaugural director of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Institute, or AI3, Varshney will arrive at Stony Brook University in August from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Varshney believes Stony Brook’s growth and commitment to AI are on an upward trajectory. “There are a lot of interesting initiatives," he said, "and the new institute will hopefully bring them together." He hopes to collaborate with members of the campus from medicine, the arts and sciences, engineering, business, and atmospheric sciences to develop AI-driven solutions that have a positive impact on society.

This technology is especially beneficial for both patients at high risk for heart disease, such as those with hypertension, diabetes or family history of heart attacks, as well as those who have had prior heart testing, such as stress tests with inconclusive results or chest pain but no answers as it provides clearer insights and aids in more accurate decision making. FOX 5 NY's Richard Giacovis has the story.